From the TTA President
Jason Pooler
Fall is
Around the Corner
I
hope this letter finds everyone in the turf industry having a great season. I know our company has had a great year so far. We had so much rain in the spring and then a slow start for growing because of cool temperatures. Finally, in July it got hot enough for a straight month to grow some Bermuda grass. We have been backlogged because all of the rain and then working long hours trying to get caught up. It finally rained again so I could sit down and write this letter. Now all the talk is about football and kids going back to school so that means fall is around the corner. I hope everyone made it to the UT Field Day, and as usual Jim Brosman and the UT Staff did such a great job putting it on. They are always teaching us new tricks to use to make sure we are ready to put our warm season grasses to sleep and get our cool season grass ready for fall. Great job to all! With that out of the way, it is time to think about the 54th TTA Conference and trade show. Your TTA committees have been hard at work all summer getting a great show lined up for you with great speakers and subjects. Please start thinking of your nomination for Professional of the Year and your favorite ball fields and golf courses in Tennessee. We need you to get in your nominations now. Hope everyone has a great closing of summer and a new beginning of fall.
Jason Pooler TTA President
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TENNESSEE TURFGRASS August/September 2019 Email TTA at: info@ttaonline.org
The Official Publication of the Tennessee Turfgrass Association, the Tennessee Valley Sports Turf Managers Association and the Tennessee Golf Course Superintendents Association
Tennessee Turfgrass is the official publication of The Tennessee Turfgrass Association 400 Franklin Road Franklin, Tennessee 37069 (615) 928-7001 info@ttaonline.org www.ttaonline.org Published by Leading Edge Communications, LLC 206 Bridge Street Franklin, Tennessee 37064 (615) 790-3718 Fax (615) 794-4524 Email: info@leadingedge communications.com Editor Dr. James Brosnan TTA OFFICERS President Jason Pooler Tri-Turf Sod Farms, Inc. (731) 642-3092 Vice President Doug Ward Belle Meade C.C. (615) 292-6752 Secretary/Treasurer Chris Sykes Tellico Village (865) 458-5408 Past President Theo Lankford Kormac, LLC (615) 519-2701 Executive Director Melissa Martin Tennessee Turfgrass Assn. (615) 928-7001 TTA 2018 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ryan Blair, CGCS Bart Cash Cal Hill Joe Hill Jeff Kuhns Timothy Long Bill Marbet Jason Sanderson Darren Seybold Ryan Storey Paul Webb Scott Wicker TTA ADVISORY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD Bill Blackburn Dr. Jim Brosnan Dr. Brandon Horvath Lynn Ray Jeff Rumph, CGCS Dr. Tom Samples Dr. John Sorochan Dr. Wes Totten
